MARTINSVILLE, Ind. -- An off-duty French Lick police officer was killed Wednesday when his motorcycle crashed while he was escorting a funeral in Morgan County, Indianapolis television station WRTV reported.

Morgan County sheriff's deputies are investigating the crash that happened shortly after 3:30 p.m. as the funeral procession headed northbound near Martinsville, about 15 miles southwest of Indianapolis.

French Lick Police Chief Thomas McCracken identified the officer as patrol detective Justin Mullis.

McCracken said Mullis, 48, lost control of his motorcycle and drove off the roadway, with the motorcycle coming to rest on its side.

Mullis was airlifted to St. Francis Hospital in Mooresville and then again to an Indianapolis hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash.